Divorce lawyers at work : varieties of professionalism in practice /
Mather, Lynn M.
Divorce lawyers at work : varieties of professionalism in practice / Lynn Mather, Craig A. McEwen & Richard J. Maiman. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (vii, 244 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-237) and index.
1. Debating Professionalism and Control over Lawyers' Work; 2. The Many Faces of Professionalism in Divorce Practice; 3. Communities of Practice; 4. The Boundaries of Expertise; 5. Maintaining Control over Clients; 6. The Meaning of Advocacy; 7. Serving Clients while Protecting the Bottom Line; 8. Constructing Professional Meaning and Identity in the Practice of Divorce Law; 9. From Professionalism to Collegial Control; Appendix: Studying Divorce Lawyers at Work; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
The authors look at how divorce lawyers work to address the question of legal professionalism in practice. Through a systematic study of legal practice at the micro-level, they show how lawyers create their own controls over work through their social relationships, formal and informal norms, common knowledge, and shared values. While much of the research on legal professionalism centers on the formal standards of the bar as reflected in codes of professional responsibility, the authors show how the discretionary judgments that lawyers make, and the choices they face, are actually understood in relation to norms and standards of other lawyers with whom they interact or compare themselves.
9780195145151 (cloth ; alk. paper) 0195145151 (cloth ; alk. paper) 9780195145168 (paper ; alk. paper) 019514516X (paper ; alk. paper) 1423745744 (electronic bk.) 9781423745747 (electronic bk.) 1280531797 9781280531798 (cloth ; alk. paper) (paper ; alk. paper)
Divorce suits--United States.
Lawyers--United States.
Practice of law--United States.
Professions--Sociological aspects.
Actions en divorce--États-Unis.
Avocats--États-Unis.
Droit--Pratique--États-Unis.
Professions libérales--Aspect sociologique.
LAW--Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Divorce suits.
Lawyers.
Practice of law.
Professions--Sociological aspects.
United States.
Electronic books.
KF535 / .M38 2001eb
346.7301/66
Divorce lawyers at work : varieties of professionalism in practice / Lynn Mather, Craig A. McEwen & Richard J. Maiman. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (vii, 244 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-237) and index.
1. Debating Professionalism and Control over Lawyers' Work; 2. The Many Faces of Professionalism in Divorce Practice; 3. Communities of Practice; 4. The Boundaries of Expertise; 5. Maintaining Control over Clients; 6. The Meaning of Advocacy; 7. Serving Clients while Protecting the Bottom Line; 8. Constructing Professional Meaning and Identity in the Practice of Divorce Law; 9. From Professionalism to Collegial Control; Appendix: Studying Divorce Lawyers at Work; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
The authors look at how divorce lawyers work to address the question of legal professionalism in practice. Through a systematic study of legal practice at the micro-level, they show how lawyers create their own controls over work through their social relationships, formal and informal norms, common knowledge, and shared values. While much of the research on legal professionalism centers on the formal standards of the bar as reflected in codes of professional responsibility, the authors show how the discretionary judgments that lawyers make, and the choices they face, are actually understood in relation to norms and standards of other lawyers with whom they interact or compare themselves.
9780195145151 (cloth ; alk. paper) 0195145151 (cloth ; alk. paper) 9780195145168 (paper ; alk. paper) 019514516X (paper ; alk. paper) 1423745744 (electronic bk.) 9781423745747 (electronic bk.) 1280531797 9781280531798 (cloth ; alk. paper) (paper ; alk. paper)
Divorce suits--United States.
Lawyers--United States.
Practice of law--United States.
Professions--Sociological aspects.
Actions en divorce--États-Unis.
Avocats--États-Unis.
Droit--Pratique--États-Unis.
Professions libérales--Aspect sociologique.
LAW--Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Divorce suits.
Lawyers.
Practice of law.
Professions--Sociological aspects.
United States.
Electronic books.
KF535 / .M38 2001eb
346.7301/66